Fri Nov 15 2019: US Government & Tech; International Roundup; Midmarket Security Opportunity

Today

• US government and tech: JEDI, Warrantless searches, and the FCC

https://www.zdnet.com/article/its-official-aws-is-challenging-microsofts-10-billion-jedi-contract-win/

https://www.wowt.com/content/news/564816162.html

https://gizmodo.com/fcc-plans-to-scrap-defective-system-used-to-post-fake-n-1839869014

https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-intelligence-agencies-we-stopped-collecting-your-phones-location-data-without-probable-cause

• News from Germany, the UK and the Vatican

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-germany-apple-pay/apple-warns-of-risks-from-german-law-to-open-up-mobile-payments-idUSKBN1XP16M

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-election-bt/uks-labour-vows-to-nationalize-some-of-bt-in-free-broadband-plan-idUSKBN1XO32K

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-technology-pope-children/pope-tells-tech-companies-they-are-responsible-for-child-safety-idUSKBN1XO1TJ

AND

• Are Midmarket companies keeping up against security?

https://www.channelfutures.com/security/midsize-companies-have-bigger-cyber-risk-than-enterprises-due-to-cloud-migration

 

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